Project Controller

Location: San Luis Potosí Centro

The Opportunity
As a Project Controller, you will play a pivotal role in driving the financial and commercial success of complex projects within Hitachi Energy. Acting as a trusted business partner to the Project Manager, Lead Project Controller, Vertical Head of Project Controlling, and Regional Operations Managers, you will provide financial leadership across multiple projects, ensuring strong governance, profitability, cash flow optimization, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
The Opportunity
As a Project Controller, you will play a pivotal role in driving the financial and commercial success of complex projects within Hitachi Energy. Acting as a trusted business partner to the Project Manager, Lead Project Controller, Vertical Head of Project Controlling, and Regional Operations Managers, you will provide financial leadership across multiple projects, ensuring strong governance, profitability, cash flow optimization, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.

In this highly visible role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence business decisions, shape project execution strategies, and ensure that financial objectives are achieved while maintaining compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements. Your expertise will contribute to effective project planning, forecasting, commercial management, taxation compliance, and financial reporting, enabling successful project delivery and sustainable business growth. You will have the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance, operations, and project execution, supporting strategic initiatives that advance the global energy transition.

This role offers a dynamic environment where analytical rigor, commercial acumen, leadership, and stakeholder management combine to create meaningful impact for customers, business, and society.
How You'll Make An Impact Partner with Project Managers, Lead Project Controllers, Regional Operations Managers, and Business Leaders to provide financial and commercial guidance across multiple projects.
Develop and manage project financial execution plans, including revenue recognition, billing strategies, cash flow forecasting, taxation considerations, and commercial requirements.
Drive project financial performance by optimizing cash flow, profitability, revenue realization, and working capital throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead project governance processes and support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial, commercial, operational, and contractual risks.
Coordinate and facilitate project reviews, ensuring accurate forecasts, cost-to-complete assessments, and alignment of financial performance expectations.
Provide commercial leadership by supporting contract execution, claims management, supplier back-charges, insurance cases, and commercial negotiations.
Monitor foreign exchange exposure, guarantees, bonds, taxation matters, and compliance requirements to protect business interests.
Ensure adherence to corporate governance, internal controls, integrity standards, and applicable regulatory requirements across assigned projects.
Collaborate with project controls, planning, supply chain, finance, and operational teams to drive data-based decision-making and successful project outcomes.
Mentor and support project team members while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, safety, and integrity.
Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines. Your Background MBA or Bachelor’s Degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
3-5 years of experience in Project Controlling, Commercial Finance, Project…